Home Renovation Checklist Prepared by Delaware Homes
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home renovation checklist to help you handle the project in a
hassle-free manner.
3. Home renovation costing $5000 or less
For the same project, get quotes from at least three different
companies
Check the reputation, licensing, and references of the home
improvement company, tradesperson, and handyman
Have a detailed written contract that specifies job description
and total cost
Before the project starts, ensure that your home and its content
is covered under insurance for renovations
Choose a reputed supplier
Initial deposit should not be more than 10% of the total cost
Check for defects and unfinished work
4. Renovations and extensions costing more
than $5000
Check whether the home renovation builder is registered for the
specific type of work and uses written building contract
For renovations costing more than $16,000, the builder must provide a
certificate of domestic building insurance before taking deposits and
starting the work
Check whether your home and its contents are insured for renovations
The builder and tradesperson should be registered
For projects more than $5000, the builder must use the major
domestic building contract
Find out whether you need plans and building permits for the work
Choose only a reputed and licensed builder
Seek technical and legal advice before you sign the contract
Control costs wherever possible; minimize defects and re-works
5. Owner builder, home renovation checklist
You are an owner builder if you intent to use your knowledge and
expertise to build, renovate or extend a home where you live,
manage tradespeople to do the work, and is a registered builder
who builds, renovates or extends a home on your property
You must have Certificate of Consent from the Building
Practitioners Board at Victorian Building Authority before
starting a work over $12,000; use written major domestic
building contract for work over $5000; get the necessary
certificates from all tradespeople
You are eligible for only one owner-builder permit for single
home and other associated work on the property once every 3
years
6. Building contracts
If the total cost of the project is over $5000, the builder must
have written a major domestic building contract
The contract should include all terms of agreement, plans and
specifications, and other information regarding terms and
conditions
The contract should also include details of fixtures and finishes,
and fittings
7. The Major domestic building contract must include-
Detailed description of work to be done
Builders’ registration number, names and address of all parties
to the contract
The contract price
Amount of deposit and progress payments required by law
Date of the contract
Implied warranties
Clear advice on five-day-cooling-off period
Information to obtain building permit
Details of domestic building insurance for work more than
$16,000
Start and finish date, with allowance for delay
Information regarding changing the contract or getting out of it
8. Plans and permits
Conduct building plans and check if there is a need to have
planning and building permits before starting the work
Ensure all necessary permits are obtained
Use only registered designers, architects and drafts people
Choose independent building surveyor
The building contract should state who is responsible for
building plans and obtaining permits
9. Paying for building work
Progress payments for home renovation should be done only as
per contract schedule
Before making progress payments, ensure that the project has
been inspected by building surveyor, meets contract
requirements, and is complete
The deposit should be no more than 10% if the total contract
price is less than $20,000
The deposit should be no more than 5% if the total contract
price is $20,000 or more
10. During construction checklist
Hire an independent building consultant to check ongoing
construction work
Provide the contractor and tradesperson with items you agreed
to supply, and put details and cost of variations on the contract
in writing
Consult builder about safety and health issues before visiting
the site
Make necessary changes to the building contract as per the
ongoing work
If the building work is incomplete, defective or different, discuss
with the builder
11. Implied warranties and domestic building insurance
The building contract should include your warranty rights,
whether it is a major domestic building contract or not
Registered builders must have domestic building insurance for
work over $16,000, in addition to contractual obligations and
warranties
Check whether your home or its content is insured for
renovations
12. Warranties under the Domestic Building Contracts
Act include-
Conduct work in a proper manner according to plans and
specifications in the contract
Ensure all items are supplied suitable and good and are new,
unless otherwise stated
Carry out the project as per laws and legal requirements
To conduct the work with reasonable skill and care, and complete
it by the date specified in the contract
Make sure that new homes, extensions, home renovation, and
repairs are suitable for occupation on completion
Ensure other types of work and items used are reasonably fit for
the purpose
13. Changing major domestic building contract
Use written Variation Notice for all changes to be applied to the
major domestic building contract
Avoid including provisional sum items and prime cost in the
contract as much as possible
14. Getting out of the building contract
You are eligible to withdraw from the building contract without
paying any penalty for five days after signing
If you get out of the contract during cooling-off period, you are
not liable to the builder for any financial loss
15. When building work is a complete home renovation
checklist
Check whether everything is delivered and is in working order
as mentioned in the contract, before making final payment
Keep a record of all agreements, documents and certificates
related to the contract for further reference and dispute
Understand your rights under implied warranties
16. For more information about home
renovation checklist visit :
http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/housi
ng-and-accommodation/building-and-
renovating/checklists
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